Gun Control Necessary or Unneeded

In 1791, the constitution of the United States was ratified. The second amendment of the constitution states, “A well regulated Militia being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms shall not be infringed,” (NATIONAL Instant Criminal Background Check System, 2013). In today’s day and age firearms have developed into an excellent source of protection for citizens far and wide. Securing a concealed weapon or a gun at home can save not only your life but, the lives of innocent people around you. Furthermore, it is proven with statistics from cities and other countries that gun-free zones do not work. In fact nearly all criminals who commit these brutal crimes with guns in public typically aim to commit these crimes in the gun-free zones. As time goes by the extent of legally owned guns is constantly on the climb, although crime is actually at an all time low. Additionally, many say that guns will stop violent crimes however in all reality nothing is going to end crime, criminals are criminals for a reason that will never change. Given the statistics of vicious crimes committed in the United States versus the amount of firearms privately owned, guns are not the problem in our country and should not be banned.

A great deal of society believes gun-free zones will help lower the amount of violent crimes committed in the United States. In reality a great deal of cities and countries that have strict gun-free zones report the opposite results. A British CNN reporter known as Piers Morgan is one of the biggest advocates for banning guns. In the United Kingdom there was a shooting spree in Scotland that resulted in a law banning private ownership of firearms. This ban went into effect in 1998...

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...l people. A gun is an inanimate object and cannot pull its own trigger. It is a source of protection for you and your families. With the amount of guns legally owned in the United States and the crime rate at a low we should be looking at something else to blame then guns. Guns are not the problem here, gun-free zones are the problem.

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